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Nikita Kucherov chipped in two assists in Saturday's 6-3 win over San Jose.

Kucherov picked up helpers No. 55 and 56 on the year on goals by Victor Hedman (power play) and Steven Stamkos in the contest. He has amassed a whopping 78 points in only 49 games this year. Jan 20 - 10:49 AM

Nikita Kucherov scored a goal and assisted on two others in Saturday’s 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

The Lightning found themselves down a goal after Marco Scandella gave the Sabres the lead 5:54 into the final period before Kucherov tied things up again with a goal just 23 seconds later. Things went back and forth for a little while before the Russian winger setup the game-winner by dropping the puck for Steven Stamkos who blasted it home. That was Kucherov’s third point of the night after also earning an assist on Brayden Point’s opening goal of the game. Kucherov has 23 points in his last nine games, bringing him to 22 goals and 75 points in 45 games this season. Jan 12 - 10:13 PM

Nikita Kucherov scored a goal and got an assist in Tuesday’s 4-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Kucherov sent a feed over to Brayden Point whose shot went over the net before Kucherov regained the puck and banked it in off of Point for the goal. Kucherov then followed that up with a goal of his own in the third period. His first point of the night gave him 70 points on the year, becoming the first player since Jaromir Jagr (1999-00) to record 70 points within the first 43 games of a season and the 10th different NHL player to have 40 assists during that same stretch. He is up to 21 goals and 71 points this season. Jan 8 - 10:11 PM

Nikita Kucherov was named the first star of the month for December.

Kucherov amassed 21 assists and 30 points in 14 contests. He was held off the scoresheet once and finished the month with an 11-game point streak. Kucherov established Tampa Bay records for assists and points in a single month, while also becoming the first NHL player to have 30-plus points in any calendar month since Jaromir Jagr in 2001. Jan 2 - 5:02 PM

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Brayden Point scored a goal and assisted on another in Thursday’s 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Point is having an incredible contract year, becoming the youngest player (22 years, 310 days old) to reach 30 goals in a season in 48 or fewer games since teammate Steven Stamkos in 2011-12. It will be interesting to see what type of moves the Lightning will need to make with them currently projected to have just $6.376 million in cap space in 2019-20 (CapFriendly). Point is up to 63 points in 48 games, becoming the first player to reach at least 30 goals and 30 assists this season. His assist came on Victor Hedman’s third period goal.

Steven Stamkos scored twice and assisted on another in Saturday’s 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks.

Stamkos started off his night with the primary assist on Yanni Gourde’s goal before putting this game away with a couple of goals in the final frame. The 28-year-old Stamkos has 31 points in his last 19 games, bringing him to 26 goals and 57 points in 49 games this season. Victor Hedman, Mathieu Joseph and Alex Killorn also scored in the win.

Cedric Paquette notched a goal with an assist, a plus-1 rating, seven penalty minutes and four hits across 9:00 of ice time in Tuesday's 5-2 win in Vancouver.

Paquette had a strong game, also winning eight of his 10 faceoff opportunities. He has picked up the pace with five goals, six points and a plus-6 rating over the past 12 contests, and he has also logged 13 PIM during the span. He isn't necessarily a useful option in seasonal pools, but he can be a decent cost saver in DFS when the matchup is favorable.

Ondrej Palat scored a goal in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Dallas Stars.

Palat got the goal but it was Steven Stamkos with a slick backhand feed. Palat's now riding a four-game point streak, improving his totals to seven goals and 19 points in 31 games this season. Mikhail Sergachev also scored in the win.

Yanni Gourde put a halt to a nine-game goalless slump on Saturday in a 6-3 win over San Jose.

Gourde gave the Lightning a 3-2 lead 7:29 into the second period. He got off to a hot start to the season, but has cooled off considerably over the last 27 games with only nine points during that span.

Adam Erne had two goals and one assist in Saturday's 6-5 win over Montreal.

Erne set up a goal by Yanni Gourde in the first period and scored twice in the third to help Tampa Bay earn a come-from-behind victory. His fifth goal of the season tied the game at 5-5 and his sixth marker gave the Lightning the lead with 1:02 left in regulation.

Danick Martel got his first NHL point on Tuesday night when he earned an assist.

Martel set up a goal by Cedric Paquette in the first period. He got to make his first appearance since Nov. 10 because Ryan Callahan was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury. Martel has skated in just two games this season for the Lightning.

Joseph has 11 goals and 16 points in 40 games this season, making him a surprising scratch considering those stats would put him in any other team's lineup. Braydon Coburn and Danick Martel will also sit.

Coach Jon Cooper wants to give Callahan a rest after the veteran forward returned to the lineup on Saturday night. Callahan re-aggravated a previous injury, so it makes sense to give him some additional rest. Danick Martel and Dan Girardi will also be in the press box.

Victor Hedman scored a goal and assisted on another in Saturday’s 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks.

Hedman received the puck with speed as he entered center ice, splitting a pair of Sharks before firing home the power play goal to extends Tampa’s lead to 4-2 in the second period. It gives Hedman 13 points in his last 13 games, bringing the stud Swedish blueliner to seven goals and 32 points in 42 games this season. Mathieu Joseph, Steven Stamkos (x2), Alex Killorn and Yanni Gourde also scored in the win. Hedman's assist came on Stamkos' second goal of the night.

Ryan McDonagh scored a goal in Sunday’s 5-1 loss to the New York Islanders.

The Lightning found themselves in an unfamiliar spot when they fell behind 4-0 midway through the game. McDonagh then beat Thomas Greiss off the rush to break his shutout with just over a minute remaining in the second period. The 27-year-old blueliner is up to five goals and 25 points in 46 games this season.

Victor Hedman will play against Dallas and Cernak was not among Tampa Bay's top-six defense group, so it appears to be his turn to sit in the rotation. Danick Martel and Adam Erne are slated to be scratched up front based on the morning skate.

Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 39 shots in Saturday’s 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks.

An excellent outing for Vasilevskiy outside a 71-second span between the first and second period that saw him give up a couple of goals to Evander Kane. The Russian goaltender and his teammates will now enter their bye week off a victory. Vasilevskiy’s record improves to 20-6-2 with a 2.50 goals-against-average and a .925 save percentage.

Louis Domingue allowed three goals on 32 shots in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres.

Domingue's teammates put him in a few tough spots with far too many odd man rushes given up to the Sabres in this one. Fortunately, Tampa's backup netminder was up to the task tonight, keeping his team in the game long enough for them to pull off another third period comeback. The 26-year-old goaltender will see his record improve to 16-4-0 with a 2.99 goals-against-average and a .905 save percentage.

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